The Ancient East
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Chapters (61)
- THE ANCIENT EAST
- D. G. HOGARTH, M.A., F.B.A., F.S.A.
- KEEPER OF THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD; AUTHOR OF "IONIA AND THE EAST," "THE NEARER EAST," ETC.
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF MAPS
- THE ANCIENT EAST
- INTRODUCTORY
- CHAPTER I
- THE EAST IN 1000 B.C.
- SECTION 1. BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
- SECTION 2. ASIATIC EMPIRE OF EGYPT
- SECTION 3. EMPIRE OF THE HATTI
- SECTION 4. EARLY ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
- SECTION 5. NEW FORCES IN 1000 B.C.
- SECTION 6. ASIA MINOR
- SECTION 7. SYRIA
- SECTION 8. PALESTINE
- SECTION 9. MESOPOTAMIA
- CHAPTER II
- THE EAST IN 800 B.C.
- SECTION 1. MIDDLE KINGDOM OF ASSYRIA
- SECTION 2. URARTU
- SECTION 3. THE MEDES
- SECTION 4. THE CHALDAEANS
- SECTION 5. SYRIAN EXPANSION OF ASSYRIA
- SECTION 6. CILICIA
- SECTION 7. ASIA MINOR
- CHAPTER III
- THE EAST IN 600 B.C.
- SECTION 1. THE NEW ASSYRIAN KINGDOM
- SECTION 2. THE EMPIRE OF SARGON
- SECTION 3. THE CONQUEST OF EGYPT
- SECTION 4. DECLINE AND FALL OF ASSYRIA
- SECTION 5. THE BABYLONIANS AND THE MEDES
- SECTION 6. ASIA MINOR
- SECTION 7. CILICIA
- SECTION 8. PHRYGIA
- SECTION 9. LYDIA
- SECTION 10. THE GREEK CITIES
- CHAPTER IV
- THE EAST IN 400 B.C.
- SECTION 1. EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE GREEKS
- SECTION 2. PHOENICIAN CARRIERS
- SECTION 3. THE COMING OF THE PERSIANS
- SECTION 4. FALL OF LYDIA
- SECTION 5. PERSIAN EMPIRE
- SECTION 6. JEWS
- SECTION 7. ASIA UNDER PERSIA
- SECTION 8. PERSIA AND THE GREEKS
- SECTION 9. RESULTS OF THE PERSIAN ATTACKS ON GREECE
- SECTION 10. THE FIRST COUNTER-ATTACKS
- CHAPTER V
- THE VICTORY OF THE WEST
- SECTION 1. PERSIA AND ITS PROVINCES
- SECTION 2. PERSIA AND THE WEST
- SECTION 3. THE SATRAPS
- SECTION 4. MACEDONIA
- SECTION 5. ALEXANDER'S CONQUEST OF THE EAST
- CHAPTER VI
- EPILOGUE
- NOTE ON BOOKS
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